How to Optimize Your Thyroid Medication: 4 Tweaks to Get You Back to 100%
This video outlines how to optimize your thyroid medication so that you can get back to feeling 100%. There’s no question that many thyroid patients continue to suffer with low thyroid symptoms despite taking their thyroid medication faithfully.
As a result, this has prompted some thyroid patients to believe that perhaps the issue is related to the treatments for hypothyroidism. I’ve been getting a lot questions asking me when will new types of treatments for thyroid disease become available.
Unfortunately, this type of thinking is not really the right way to look at the problem. Yes, there are a lot of thyroid patients suffering but it’s not necessarily of available treatments and more an issue of how they are using those treatments.
When you look at thyroid medications you will find that every single one is bio-identical to your thyroid. In other words, that means that all thyroid medications look identical to the thyroid hormone that your body produces naturally.
In other words, the treatments are pretty good. The issue stems from how you take it.
If you aren’t feeling well then you can consider making these changes to optimize your thyroid medication:
#1. Change the type of thyroid medication that you are taking.
Many thyroid patients are only aware of levothyroxine and synthyroid but there are many subcategories of thyroid medication including:
T4 only thyroid medications.
T4 + T3 combinations of thyroid medications.
NDT formulations.
And T3 only medications.
#2. Change how you take your thyroid medication.
There are 3 different ways that you can take your thyroid medication including:
Orally (swallowing your pill)
Sublingually (dissolving your medication under your tongue)
Injection form (taking your thyroid medication via injection)
#3. Change the time of day that you take your thyroid medication.
You can take your thyroid medication at different times of the day including:
In the morning
In the evening
Splitting your dose and taking it multiple times throughout the day
Alternate daily total doses of your medication
#4. Change your dose of thyroid medication.
Lastly, you can adjust your thyroid medication either up or down. If you do this make sure you wait at least 4-6 weeks to determine if it has worked for you!
Download my free thyroid resources here (including hypothyroid symptoms checklist, the complete list of thyroid lab tests + optimal ranges, foods you should avoid if you have thyroid disease, and more): https://www.restartmed.com/start-here/
Recommended thyroid supplements to enhance thyroid function:
- Supplements that everyone with hypothyroidism needs: https://bit.ly/3tekPej
- Supplement bundle to help reverse Hashimoto’s: https://bit.ly/3gSY9eJ
- Supplements for those without a thyroid and for those after RAI: https://bit.ly/3tb36nZ
- Supplements for active hyperthyroidism: https://bit.ly/3t70yHo
See ALL of my specialized supplements including protein powders, thyroid supplements, and weight loss products here:
https://www.restartmed.com/shop/
Want more from my blog? I have more than 400+ well-researched blog posts on thyroid management, hormone balancing, weight loss, and more. See all blog posts here:
https://www.restartmed.com/blog/
Prefer to listen via podcast? Download all of my podcast episodes here: https://apple.co/3kNYTCS
Disclaimer:
Dr. Westin Childs received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic medicine in 2013. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Childs is no longer practicing medicine and does not hold an active medical license so he can focus on helping people through videos, blog posts, research, and supplement formulation. To read more about why he is no longer licensed please see this page: https://www.restartmed.com/what-happened-to-my-medical-license/
This video is for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. It should not be
As a result, this has prompted some thyroid patients to believe that perhaps the issue is related to the treatments for hypothyroidism. I’ve been getting a lot questions asking me when will new types of treatments for thyroid disease become available.
Unfortunately, this type of thinking is not really the right way to look at the problem. Yes, there are a lot of thyroid patients suffering but it’s not necessarily of available treatments and more an issue of how they are using those treatments.
When you look at thyroid medications you will find that every single one is bio-identical to your thyroid. In other words, that means that all thyroid medications look identical to the thyroid hormone that your body produces naturally.
In other words, the treatments are pretty good. The issue stems from how you take it.
If you aren’t feeling well then you can consider making these changes to optimize your thyroid medication:
#1. Change the type of thyroid medication that you are taking.
Many thyroid patients are only aware of levothyroxine and synthyroid but there are many subcategories of thyroid medication including:
T4 only thyroid medications.
T4 + T3 combinations of thyroid medications.
NDT formulations.
And T3 only medications.
#2. Change how you take your thyroid medication.
There are 3 different ways that you can take your thyroid medication including:
Orally (swallowing your pill)
Sublingually (dissolving your medication under your tongue)
Injection form (taking your thyroid medication via injection)
#3. Change the time of day that you take your thyroid medication.
You can take your thyroid medication at different times of the day including:
In the morning
In the evening
Splitting your dose and taking it multiple times throughout the day
Alternate daily total doses of your medication
#4. Change your dose of thyroid medication.
Lastly, you can adjust your thyroid medication either up or down. If you do this make sure you wait at least 4-6 weeks to determine if it has worked for you!
Download my free thyroid resources here (including hypothyroid symptoms checklist, the complete list of thyroid lab tests + optimal ranges, foods you should avoid if you have thyroid disease, and more): https://www.restartmed.com/start-here/
Recommended thyroid supplements to enhance thyroid function:
- Supplements that everyone with hypothyroidism needs: https://bit.ly/3tekPej
- Supplement bundle to help reverse Hashimoto’s: https://bit.ly/3gSY9eJ
- Supplements for those without a thyroid and for those after RAI: https://bit.ly/3tb36nZ
- Supplements for active hyperthyroidism: https://bit.ly/3t70yHo
See ALL of my specialized supplements including protein powders, thyroid supplements, and weight loss products here:
https://www.restartmed.com/shop/
Want more from my blog? I have more than 400+ well-researched blog posts on thyroid management, hormone balancing, weight loss, and more. See all blog posts here:
https://www.restartmed.com/blog/
Prefer to listen via podcast? Download all of my podcast episodes here: https://apple.co/3kNYTCS
Disclaimer:
Dr. Westin Childs received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic medicine in 2013. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Childs is no longer practicing medicine and does not hold an active medical license so he can focus on helping people through videos, blog posts, research, and supplement formulation. To read more about why he is no longer licensed please see this page: https://www.restartmed.com/what-happened-to-my-medical-license/
This video is for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. It should not be
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